Index: openacs-4/packages/news/lib/item.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news/lib/item.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- openacs-4/packages/news/lib/item.tcl	6 Sep 2013 17:06:05 -0000	1.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/news/lib/item.tcl	30 Sep 2013 10:51:35 -0000	1.3
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
     # RAL: publish_body is already snagged in the 1st query above for postgres.
     #
     set get_content [db_map get_content]
-    if {![string match "" $get_content]} {
+    if {$get_content ne ""} {
 	set publish_body [db_string get_content "select  content
 	from    cr_revisions
 	where   revision_id = :live_revision"]
     }
 
     # text-only body
-    if {[info exists html_p] && [string equal $html_p "f"]} {
+    if {[info exists html_p] && $html_p eq "f"} {
 	set publish_body [ad_text_to_html -- $publish_body]
     }
     
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
     # get image info, if any
     set image_id [news_get_image_id $item_id]
-    if {![empty_string_p $image_id]} {
+    if {$image_id ne ""} {
         set publish_image "image/$image_id"
     } else {
         set publish_image {}